Western Oregon University Athletics to Play Leadership Role in Fostering Healthier, Safer Campus

"Every day we hear news stories about violence, but rarely, if ever, are they linked to masculinity. It's time to make the connection between the epidemic of men's violence in our country and what society is teaching boys about masculinity. The traditional 'boys will be boys' mentality is beginning to change."

This is the opening statement on the Men Can Stop Rape web page describing the Healthy Masculinity Action Project—a national grassroots movement that began in 2012 to "eradicate the harmful expectations and stereotypes our society teaches boys about what it means to be a man."

Western Oregon University is excited to join 12 other campuses across the country to participate in the Healthy Masculinity Campus Athletics Project, a year-long initiative funded through the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women Technical Assistance and Resource Project.

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TRI Research on QST Massage Presented at 2015 Autism CARES

"QST (Qigong Sensory Training) massage for autism is one of very few programs that effectively decreases the severity of autism and changes outcomes for low- as well as high-functioning children."

So states the Qigong Sensory Training Institute, which has been conducting a replication study through TRI's Center on Research, Evaluation & Analysis (CREA).

Their new research, published in the journal Autism Research and Treatment, offers hope and assistance to parents of children with autism and early childhood special education programs.

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Let's Talk: Early Childhood Inclusion in Oregon

For the second year in a row, The Research Institute at Western Oregon University is proud to partner with the College of Education to host the Early Childhood Inclusion Summer Institute.

This three-day event brings together families, pre-service and practicing teachers, and service providers from around the state to join in the conversation, Let's Talk: Early Childhood Inclusion in Oregon.

On top of three days of exciting and information workshops, the schedule is packed. Joining the conversation will be State Senator Sara Gelser, Chair, Senate Human Services and Early Childhood Committee.

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Oregon's QRIS: Using Data to Strengthen Impact

Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS) exist in some form or phase of development in 49 states across the country. The function of each QRIS is to set basic standards for child care programs in the state, and to offer supports and resources to help those programs reach and exceed those standards.

On July 16, 2015, TRI's Pat Aldrich and Dana Bleakney-Huebsch joined staff from the National Center for Children in Poverty to present "Unpacking the Quality Improvement Box: Using Data on Technical Assistance to Strengthen Impact."

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Construction the Theme of CDC Summer Camp

by Taylor Leech

Todd Hall and other locations on the WOU campus have been under construction all summer, which has inspired the Child Development Center to make "construction" the theme of this year's summer camp.

"I knew the children would be mesmerized by all the equipment and the workers in their hard hats and tool belts," said Ingrid Amerson, Director of the TRI-Child Development Center (TRI-CDC). "So I thought, let's learn about the concept of construction."

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Adventures at the Child Development Center

What have we been up to at the Child Development Center?

We used our craft supplies to build catapults.

Then, we used our catapults to launch "warm and fuzzies." Some of them made it clear across the rug!

We've been enjoying the summer weather by cooling off in the fountain at the park!

To see more of our adventures, visit the Child Development Center on Facebook!

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